Vending-machine.



- Patented Nov. 2, 1915 Z SHEETS-SHEET I.

0; LANCE.

VEHDW APPLICATION man s G MAQHWJE.

EPT. 30 1914.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915,

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

VENDIEGJTLACHINE.

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ing machines which are oporotoci by use of a com and in which the gum,candy or other articles to be vonded, aro'ofglobuiar shape.

ifhe object of my invention is provide a machine that can beeconomically ma mfactmeci, which I11i ii93 an imp oved do vice forooiivermg the EH'UCIBS vonded to the ousimner.

A further objootofmy invention is to combine the meohoniom viii/11arogistemng dovioe,

istorocL-ohowingg gimmeih-o. number of Forthoi ob i od /antogos will behooiimftor reform-:1 0 and pointed out;

Roforring showings: Figui e 1 rep- "resoms o, oievoiion of the exteriorof the machine Fig. 5E ropros-eniis the base of tho maoiiiiio soon fromabove, tho ciottoci iinos ropli'osoming tho interior mechanism 3 issootionoi ViQW of the boso of the maohiiio \iottoci iines ora Fig- 2 iiia secaionoi viowoif that port ofthe machine between ottoi lines Z 'Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a, sectional View of that pm-i; of the dial and meohsmisz.shown at dotted lines e -o Fig. 3. Fig. io a. fronfi' ViQW of that pomof the dial and moohanism represomodi Fix. 5 as would be soon with 511:?outer ozisingg C removed. oifei'ring to the different views, similarreference lotion; iosign'ato similar parts.

A ropreseiits glass receptacle which contains iho ai'ticlos to befvenied.

E zroproseiiis 3, menoiiio hos-e in which oho mochonism io'oonmino, andonto which the gioss rooop'boolo A is firmly fastened and hold by a;metallic band indicated by D,- which is 'proviciod with a, hingeindicmod by .0. Said band is provided with an adjusting soro'w, a, andis adapt ed. to be fastmoi'in its ocijilsed position by a; padlockmoans-represented by 5 Whoirooy each the maohinp is operated, the soiowill baa amtomazhcoily reg- ;Ejgeoificacion of. Lettors Patent Coins.

Paizomood Hove.

Eerial 1%. Em lfifi l G79 which contains the coin conveying mochamsm.

Ei indicates the lever for opera-icing @1116 machine.

F indicates thezregisflzering (iovioe'Wh-ich is inclosod in the andshows the numoer of times the machine is operated.

GT indicates ihe place Where tho coin is H shown in dotted lines,indicates a slidablo plate held flush with oho inner face of the top ofthe i ass B.- i 1 indicates a, rocopt ocie 0 receive the J indicates ashieii pinion-ting an opening, in iicoteci by L, in the tog) of cylinderre os'onted by 8. v a if iodiczifses t he flapgoti end of the; brow mwhich in taco, 1s a continuation of cylinder 0 M indicates a (ievioofoffostening- 'ifiho vending machine to o, standaid, the my oi?" whichis represented by N.

Describing more. Emily the i unciions'of each part inclicate, the,Qfiziss\ rozwpzmio A is provided. witho fiangetl bow by means of whichsomocon no fasonoi in iis placo by the iii-Emilio bond; D closing; overindicates ,the outer surface of the (iiol it and fastened by slot sorewamini iockod by paciiock b. v

The top of the base W'shms toworci the center, oi: which place ihoro ison opening}; for the articles vendooi to. pass through and into a,cylinder 5? which is 3 artof the siidabie plate indicated by 3?, Saidslid-abio plate is also providozi with two upward extending pinsindicated byv and d which serve to agitate the articles to ho voncied sothat they are free to roll into the receptacle g. Said sliding piato His also provided with 3, depending lato.

is shown in Fig. iand in section .in Fig. 3. Said depenoing-g plots 7%is provided with a siot means 1* which reooivos the end of a lover iswhich serves to slide some. The'siiriablo plots H is: hoid in itsposition by guards e and 6"."Ti18 oyiim der 0: is provideii with anothercylindez' 8 which extomis at i ight angles from ame and into which thoarticles to be 'vond'ed pass when. sliciobio plow H is operated to itsextreme position. The article is then conveyed through cylinder-0 to areceiv ing cup p where same is delivered to the customer. 1

The dial Fig, 5 and Fig. 6 contains the mechanism which is unlocked andcontrolled by the insertion of a coin indicated by 8!. It consists of anouter casing, the front of which is-represented by a curved face 10 andthe back of which is composed of a plate represented by 7'. Themechanism contained within said dial consists Y of a disk, w, providedwith a lever E which extends outward from the dial through a slot and isadapted to turn to the position shown by dotted line in Fig. 6. 4 Themechanism which is directly operated on by the coin consists of an armj,which is provided with aspring k. Said arm j serves the purpose of alock which engages the coin slot in the disk w and prevents the samefrom being operated unless a coin has been inserted.

at indicates a lug flush with, and forminga part of disk w. The functionof said lug is to operate lever f by coming in contact with'the end ofsaid lever indicated by m which moves said lever which is pivotally heldin lug 0' and serves to dislodge the coin which drops through the spaceat 1 into the coin receptacle indisated bv I.

To prevent the dial from returning to its original position after a coinhas been inserted and partly turned, but before the coin has beendislodged, I have provided a spring catch, 9' which is equipped with acoil spring r and which is adaptedfto' engage notches in the disk windicated by 11/, and prevent same from returning Lmtil the handle E hasbeen turned to its extreme position, and the large notch 0' has reacheda point opposite the spring catch 9', which allows said catch g toresume its original position after which the mechanism will all bereturned to its original position by coil spring If, shown in Fig. at. 1

Vfithin the dial is aregistering device of the ordinary style which isoperated bya spring hook indicated by. a, which e'ngages one of a seriesof notches indicated by t in said registering device.

To prevent the registering device from moving fromits adjustedpOSIlJlOII, I have provided acatch means 2" winch engages said notchest. Said catch means is equipped with a spring y.

The operation of. the. machine as described consists of inserting a coinin slot G and pulling down lever Ef, which shifts sliding plate H in alongitudinal movement, carrying with it two of the small spheres of gum,candy or the like to be vended to a point directly above the opening Lin cylinder 8 where one of the small, spheres will drop through theopening LT, and as the mechanism is returned to its original position bymeans of coil spring 5, the small sphere which has dropped through theopening L will be conveyed by means of depending arm Z- into thecylinder 0 where it willroll into -a cupfio from which the customer canremove it. The object of having means for carrying two spheres incylinder go is that in case a new sphere fails to drop into a cylinder9', on each operation there will bear reserve of one sphere in saidcylinder vturned to its extreme position, the lug as rigidly fastenedthereon strikes the end 721/ of lcver.f", whereupon the opposite end ofsaid lever strikes the coin, dislodging it'through opening b. Wh'en thelever is now released the mechanism will return to its originalposition, ready for another operation. The money receptacle I, whichmay-be locked in any preferred manner, within the base B' oi themachine, is equipped with a device M for fastening same on a pedestal.In order to lock same on the pedestal I have provided a slot a throughwhich a staple may be placed and a padlock inserted.

I claim:

1. In a coin controlled apparatus; the combination of a disk having anoperating lever integral therewith and offset with reference to thedisk, a casing having a slot in one side through which said leverextends, a cam lug rigidly secured to the outer face of said disk, alever pivotally mounted in said casingand adapted to dislodge the coin,one end of said lever being engaged by said lug, a recess in said diskto receive a coin, an arm provided with a cam lug which serves as adetent, it being mounted at one end by a. stud pin to the casing, aspring to coact therewith and cause said arm to engage said coin recessand prevent further advancement of the disk unless raised by the camaction of a coin, and means to prevent the disk from being returneduntil a full stroke has been made.

2. In a coin controlled apparatus; the

combination of a disk having part of its outer margin extended to form alever, a

casing consisting of a front and back seccoins, a slot in the side ofsaid casing to tion, a shaft being journaled in the hack sec-l allow thelever from the disk to extend and tion and to one end of which issecured said be given a full downward stroke.

disk, an opening in the top of'said casing to ORA L. LANCE. 5 receive acoin, an opening in the back sec- Witnesses:

tion of the casing Q0 allow a coin to be dis- KAssoN AVERY,

lodged therefrom, a receptacle to receive the l M. C. RYDER.

